The 17-year-old arrested in connection with the shooting death of Missouri State freshman tailback Richard Nelson has been certified as an adult, after he and his mother surrendered to the police Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Richard Newsome was transferred to the Clark County Detention Center Thursday after originally being booked into the Clark County Juvenile Hall Tuesday night.
Newsome faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon.
Newsome’s mother, Tianna Thomas (also known as Tianna Douglas), was booked Thursday night into the Clark County Detention Center where she faces one count of accessory to murder with a deadly weapon.